The present study was conducted in different districts of Punjab. 250 respondents were randomly selected and were interviewed personally the help of pretested interview schedule. Most of the farmers were middle aged and young. The education level of most of the farmers was more than high school. Most of the dairy farmers (52%) were medium dairy farmers followed by small dairy farmers (28%), large dairy farmers (12%) and very large dairy farmers (8%).
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(8): 3032-3037 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume Number 08 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.708.322 Relationship of Demographic Profile of Dairy Farmers with Transitional Diseases in Punjab, India Niharika Thakur, Parminder Singh*, Bharti Deshmukh and Rajesh Kasrija Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, Punjab, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Dairy, Education, Punjab, Training, Transitional period Article Info Accepted: 17 July 2018 Available Online: 10 August 2018 The present study was conducted in different districts of Punjab 250 respondents were randomly selected and were interviewed personally the help of pretested interview schedule Most of the farmers were middle aged and young The education level of most of the farmers was more than high school Most of the dairy farmers (52%) were medium dairy farmers followed by small dairy farmers (28%), large dairy farmers (12%) and very large dairy farmers (8%) Herd Size had a significant difference (P